Weather Records on 17 October 1968

929 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1968. Highest significance: Manhattan, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1968

On 17 October 1968, 929 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 899 daily.
Manhattan set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 17 October 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

929 stations

929 station records on 17 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

929 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1968

Top 20 records on 17 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1968	Manhattan, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Frankfort, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Hinckley, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Syracuse, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	W Pt, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1968	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Abilene, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	New London, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Sheldon, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Norwich, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Hartington, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Castlewood, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1968	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 929 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	654
20 to 40	93
40 to 60	36
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1